School of International Letters and Culture

The School of International Letters & Cultures (SILC) at Arizona State University (Tempe Campus) invites applications for Faculty Associates positions to teach lower and upper division language and content courses as needed by the individual programs in synchronous and asynchronous modes, plan lessons, prepare class materials, evaluate student work, and hold office hours to assist students for the 2026-27 academic year. These positions are one semester appointments, part-time, non-benefits eligible with no tenure implications. A typical course load is one to two classes per semester. We encourage applications for the following languages and related cultures: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Ancient Greek, Ancient Hebrew, Modern Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Anticipated start date is: Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027.

About the School of International Letters and Cultures:

The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) is home to scholars working in twenty languages and educating its students in those languages and their accompanying literatures and cultures. With more than 1600 students enrolled in their majors and minors and more than ten thousand taking their courses in any given semester, SILC faculty bear the primary responsibility for building language proficiency and culturally nuanced critical thinking among the worldwide community of ASU graduates. For more information about the School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC), visit: https://silc.asu.edu/.

About The College:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University, committed to improving communities on a local, national, and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College, our faculty engage with a large, curious student body, guiding them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences please visit https://thecollege.asu.edu/.

About Arizona State University:

ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter, ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Essential Functions:

• Teaching lower and upper division language and contact courses in synchronous and asynchronous modes
• Plan lessons
• Prepare class materials
• Evaluate student work
• Hold office hours to assist students